Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine (RA:421-790.85)
RA 440.87.U6 Research. Experimentation. General Works. By Region or Country, A-Z.
United States
Summary:
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) System
"...is a major biomedical database containing information on research
ventures supported by the United States Public Health Service (US-PHS).
Most of this research falls within the broad category of extramural
projects: grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements conducted primarily
by investigators at universities, hospitals, and other research
institutions....CRISP also contains information on intramural research
programs of the NIH and FDA. The research is conducted by scientists
employed by the FDA and the various institutes of the NIH."
Within the main page of this Gopher site are links to: (1) announcements
area; (2) description of CRISP; (3) using Gopher to search CRISP; (4)
searching CRISP (1997 database); (5) searching CRISP (1972-1996 databases);
and (6) CRISP thesaurus. The first link provides information on recent
changes and additions to the site; the second provides general site
information. Instructions and hints on using the site are found under the
the third link; a keyword field is present for all searches in the 1972-1997
database options.
Users should select a year of interest, either the 1997 database or a year
from the 1972-1996 listings. A keyword field is then displayed; resulting
matches will be a list of application reports. Selecting a report title
then
reveals the complete record: (1) report number; (2) author name; (3) title;
(4) project number; (5) institute (business address); (6) publication date;
(7) initial review group; (8) award amount; (9) performing organization;
(10) abstract of text; and (11) CRISP indexing terms, found in the
thesaurus.
The site is maintained by the National Institute of Health; Washington,
D.C.
To Search:
Select year from database holdings; insert information into keyword field.
Select report title to view complete record.
RA 569 Radioactive Substances and Ionizing Radiation in Relation to Public Health
Summary:
Directory of Contacts in Radiation Protection and Health Physics is a
division of CyberFind Service (CFS) of North America, a "...business and
service locating directory that allows the user to find the desired business
or service in a locale of interest." The site is a directory to individuals
who specialize in radiation protection and health physics and provides
contact information for such individuals, who are employed at nuclear
facilities, power plants, and power stations.
At the top of the site is an access point for SpiderWeb, the server for
CyberFind's directories. User questions are placed under the BBS system,
accessible in this area. Likewise, general site information is given; a
list of vendors can also be viewed in this region. The site's main page
offers an alphabetical directory of nuclear facilities, power stations, and
power plants. Users should scroll to view all holdings; those facilities
noted with a sunburst icon have an active e-mail link within their contact
information entry.
Users can scroll past the list of facilities to view directory entries or
select a facility of interest to view its records. Within a given entry,
the user will find: (1) facility name; (2) contact individual, with title
and research emphases noted; and (3) telephone, fax, and e-mail information.
In some cases, the e-mail link is an active WWW link.
The site is sponsored by Ken Coon; Internet Direct; Phoenix, Arizona.
To Search:
Select facility name from list to view entry. Or scroll past facility names
to view directory holdings.
RA 643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health. General Works
Summary:
Communicable Diseases is a Gopher-based WWW site, a service to consumers
from the Health Department of New York. The site is a division of the
Health Department's WWW Gopher service and is a compilation of consumer
factsheets on communicable diseases.
Within the site's main menu, the user can access the cumulative collection
of fact sheets, a document numbering over 55 pages, as well as any of the 59
diseases listed within the Gopher index. The following listed diseases are
samples of the site's offerings; users should consult the site for complete
listings. Featured subjects include: anthrax, botulism, chickenpox,
cholera, E. coli, diptheria, hepatitis (A,B, and C forms), herpes,
influenza, leprosy, Lyme disease, malaria, measles, mumps, plague, rabies,
shingles, syphilis, tetanus, tuberculosis, viral meningitis, and yellow
fever. Selecting a subject reveals its fact sheet compiled by the New York
State Department of Health; users should scroll to view the sheet's
contents.
A given disease fact sheet contains information on the following topics: (1)
definition of the disease; (2) who contracts disease; (3) how the disease is
spread; (4) symptoms; (5) timeframe of symptoms' appearance; (6) when/how
long is disease able to be spread; (7) past infection and possible evidence
of immunity; (8) treatment; (9) disease complications; and (10) prevention.
The site is sponsored by the New York State Department of Health; Albany,
New York.
To Search:
Select subject link from master Gopher list. Scroll to view contents of
fact sheet.
Summary:
Outbreak is "...an on-line information service that addresses emerging
diseases. It provides in-depth information for interested laypersons as
well as medical and health professionals. It also provides a world-wide
collaborative database for the collection of information about possible
disease outbreaks." At the top of the site's main page are links for
logging into the site (for registered users only) and for registering with
the site.
The site's main page offers a latest news area, featuring a list of
subtopics, all of which reflect recent global news on diseases. A link for
subscribing to the site's mailing list is found in this area. Titles are
direct links to news texts. Below this area is the table of contents; users
should consult the site for complete subtopics listings. Major contents
divisions are: (1) Welcome -- offering FAQ, mission statement, and
information for new site users; (2) General Information -- introduction to
emerging diseases, information on active and historical outbreaks; (3)
In-depth Disease Coverage -- of BSE/CJD, Dengue, Ebola, Hantavirus, Malaria,
Plague, and Yellow Fever; and (4) Other -- resource center, searching,
feedback, and letters to the editor.
To retrieve information on a disease, users should select a disease from the
"in-depth disease coverage" area; a topic page is then displayed, offering
the latest news on the subject and a full table of contents, featuring: (1)
FAQ; (2) scientific developments; (3) people and interviews; (4) history of
disease; (5) scientific and medical background information; (6) media
coverage of the disease; and (7) resources. Titles in this area are direct
links to their respective texts. "Search central" offers a collection of
scientific papers, news sources, newsgroups, and search engines for WWW
resources on disease. Titles in this area are also direct links to the WWW.
The site is maintained by David Ornstein and Pragmatica, Incorporated; San
Mateo, California.
To Search:
Select topic of interest from table of contents; follow onscreen links to
desired records. Titles of WWW resources are direct links to the WWW.
RA 651 Epidemics. Epidemiology. General Works
Summary:
Modern Approaches to the Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases
Dictionary" is part of the course materials to the online short course in
quantitative epidemiology titled, "Modern Approaches to the Epidemiology and
Control of Infectious Disease," taught by Dr. Geoff Garnett of the
Department of Zoology from the University of Oxford. The dictionary is
provided as a service to the epidemiology community and to participants in
the course, which focuses on modern quantitative methods in infectious
disease epidemiology.
Within the site's main page, a user will find a link to full course
information, as well as to the Department of Plant Sciences, the University
of Cambridge. Likewise, links are provided for general site information,
for searching the dictionary, and at the bottom of the site's main page, for
accessing the Center for Epidemiology of Infectious Disease at the
University of Oxford.
To search the dictionary, the user should select the "use dictionary" link;
users can then browse site contents or use the alphabetical index to select
a specific letter category. Within a given category, users should scroll to
view terms, some of which feature links to other dictionary entries.
The site is maintained by Dr. Geoff Garnett; Department of Zoology; the
University of Oxford; Oxford, UK.
To Search:
Select "use dictionary" link; browse or select letter category from index.